00:00The campaign of Strong Group Athletics Philippines
00:03in the 34th Dubai International Basketball Championships has ended.
00:07The Pinoy team finished in the semifinals against the Tunisian national team 63-68
00:14despite the excellent performances of DeMarcus Cousins
00:18who scored 18 points and 15 rebounds
00:21and Chris Macolo who scored 18 markers and 3 boards.
00:25In the second quarter, Tunisia lost an explosive scoring run
00:30and their advantage was reduced to 16 points.
00:33But the SGA gradually pushed them back
00:36and the score dropped to 3 points in the last seconds of the game.
00:40Renza Bando had a chance to score a goal
00:43but there was no call for his 3-point attempt
00:46even though many people believe that Tunisia has an illegal contact.
00:52Because of this, and because of the many no-calls in the game,
00:59Strong Group did not qualify for the battle for 3rd place as a protest.
01:04In the statement released by the SGA on their official website,
01:07it stated that the officiating was not fair in the game
01:11because the officials' feet were on the Tunisian team.
01:16Because of this, their campaign will end as 4th placers in the prestigious tournament.
